Banana Shortcake

Name: Banana Shortcake
Ingredients: one-half cup butter; one cup pulverized sugar; the yolks of two eggs; two teaspoons of baking powder; two cups of flour; one pint of sweet cream; half a cup of pulverized sugar; two bananas

From The Pennsylvania German cook book, 1902

Less sugar can be used if desired.

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The Pennsylvania German cook book (1902) by Keller, J. A. Mrs, page 20. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BANANA SHORTCAKE. Cream (uie-half cup butter and one cup pulverized sugar, the yolks of two t‘ggs and half a cup of sugar may be added next. Now beat up the whites of your eggs, and .sift two t(‘a.spoons of bak¬ ing powder into two cups of flour, add eggs and flour alternately. Bake in jelly pans, and while it is baking whip one pint of sweet cream, with half a cup of pulverized sugar, when stiff add two bananas

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